MABON

(Circa September 22nd)

Also Known As:

CarrieFaery's  (me) birthday!! Fall Equinox Fall Sabbat Alban Elfed Second Festival of Harvest

Like Osatra, this is a day of perfect balance. There is exactly as much dark as there is light. However, this time, it is the darkness that will grow and become more plentifull.. This Sabbat is a relatively somber one for the God is preparing to leave the body and begin the great adventure into the unseen, toward renewal and rebirth. We are overly blessed at this point because we are still delighting in the fruits of Lughnassadh.      In ancient times, this was the time for farmers to settle thier debts with landowners.This is a time of rebalancing, setting things right.. Giving thanks for what we have been given, much like the American Thanksgiving except it is celebrated in November, way past the actual end of the harvest season.      It is a time for reflection on death and rebirth. A time of assesment and contemplation. Mabon is the beginning of silence that comes with the dark half of the year.

Traditional Ritual Herbs:

Myrrh Oak Leaves Passionflower Pine

Rose Sage Solomon's Seal Thistles

Honeysuckle Marigold Milk Weed Mums

Acorn Asters Benzoin Ferns

Altar Decorations:

Acorns Pinecones Autumn Leaves A Pomegranate Small Triple Goddess Statue reprsenting the Mother

Incense:

Benzoin Myrrh Sage

Sabbat Gemstones or Jewels:

Carnelian Lapis Lazuli Sapphire Yellow Agate

Sabbat Deities:

The Goddess in Her Mother Aspect Persephone (Queen of the Underworld) Thor (God of Thunder in old Norse mythology)

Candle Colours:

Orange Dark Red Yellow Indigo Brown

Foods:

Corn and Wheat products Breads Nuts Vegetables Apples Roots (carrots,onions,potatoes) Cider Pomegranets

Some info taken from: 21st Century Wicca, Jennifer Hunter and Everyday Wicca, by Gerina Dunwhich.

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